Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Official portrait, 2016
Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byFrank Pallone
Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byGreg Walden
Succeeded byFrank Pallone
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
LeaderJohn Boehner
Paul Ryan
Vice ChairLynn Jenkins
Doug Collins
Preceded byJeb Hensarling
Succeeded byLiz Cheney
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013
LeaderJohn Boehner
Preceded byKay Granger
Succeeded byLynn Jenkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byGeorge Nethercutt
Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2004
Preceded byClyde Ballard
Succeeded byRichard DeBolt
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 7, 1994 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byBob Morton
Succeeded byJoel Kretz
Personal details
Born
Cathy Anne McMorris

(1969-05-22) May 22, 1969 (age 55)
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Brian Rodgers
(m. 2006)
Children3
EducationPensacola Christian College (BA)
University of Washington (MBA)
WebsiteHouse website

Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers (born May 22, 1969) is an American politician who is the United States representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane, the state's second-largest city. A Republican, McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019, she chaired the House Republican Conference.

McMorris Rodgers was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in 1994. She became the minority leader in 2001. In 2004, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She eventually became the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress in 2009, when she ascended to leadership as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, and later, chair of the House Republican Conference. She gained national attention in 2014, when she delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address.

In February 2024, she announced she will not seek reelection for the 2024 elections.[1]

  1. ^ Alfaro, Mariana (February 8, 2024). "Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers won't seek reelection to House". The Washington Post.